IT Technician Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Technician
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median IT Technician daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 31 26
Rank change year-on-year -10 -5 +36
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.35% 1.08% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 1.27% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £200 - £150
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £13.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate - - £13.00
% change year-on-year - - +6.12%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 275 158 149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.49% 85.41% 90.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 84 106
10th Percentile £166 £181 £200
25th Percentile £338 £339 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -12.37% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £541 £580
90th Percentile £600 £644 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £450 £473
% change year-on-year -2.78% -4.76% -14.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 5
10th Percentile £14.05 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.88 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.50 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.50% +252.94% +38.78%
75th Percentile £52.63 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £53.75 - £33.05
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £22.50 £60.00 £17.25
% change year-on-year -62.50% +247.83% +38.00%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory